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The attendance at the DRC Mining Week in Lubumbashi in June more than doubled this year with a record number of more than 1500 visitors from 35 countries at the conference and exhibition in the country's mining hub.

Lucy Electric, a global secondary distribution leader in the electricity sector, is a platinum sponsor at the upcoming East African Power Industry Convention (EAPIC) in Nairobi in September.

Kigali, Lusaka and Dar es Salaam are open for business and are showcasing their future land and development plans at the African Real Estate Summit in Cape Town from 2-3 November 2016.

Tenke Fungurume was named Mining Company of the Year for the second year in a row at the DRC Mining Industry Awards on Wednesday, while Ivanhoe claimed victory in two categories.

The South African Department of Trade and Industry is bringing a large delegation of South African suppliers to the mining and related sectors to the DRC Mining Week expo and conference taking place in the DRC mining hub of Lubumbashi from 8-9 June.

"Everyone who was part of this year's African Utility Week felt the same passion for the energy and water sectors on the continent and had the feeling that we are on the brink of enormous progress", says Evan Schiff, of African Utility Week

Sierra Leone's Kandeh Yumkella of Sustainable Energy For All, Johannesburg's City Power, George Airport and Akon Lighting are just some of the exciting energy and water pioneers and projects that won in this year's AUW Industry Awards in Cape Town

The continent's energy capital this week will be Cape Town when more than 6000 power and water professionals from more than 70 countries, including 27 African nations, will gather for the 16th African Utility Week and Clean Power Africa.

The mining industry in the DRC will once again honour its top industry leaders and projects at the DRC Mining Industry Awards that will take place at the high-level gala dinner on 8 June, during DRC Mining Week in Lubumbashi, DRC.

With a record-breaking attendance of 17 605 visitors, the third edition of Agritech Expo Zambia has firmly established itself as the leading outdoor agri event in the region. This year's attendance is a 50% increase in visitors compared to last year.